Covey vs. MemberClicks
Mid-market AMS for professional and trade associations. Deep feature surface, sales-led pricing, multi-month implementations. Here is how Covey compares, where MemberClicks still makes sense, and where it does not.
Choose Covey if
Associations that want transparent monthly pricing, unlimited staff support access (not gated to 1–2 super admins), modern UX, and a 48-hour migration instead of a multi-month implementation.
Choose MemberClicks if
Mid-sized trade associations (1,000–5,000 members) that need Higher Logic community/LMS in the same ecosystem, have dedicated AMS staff, and are fine with an annual-contract sales cycle.
01 · At a glance
02 · Feature by feature
Households, multiple emails, custom fields, chapters, audit trail, unlimited staff admins
77 documented member-database features, profiles, chapters, committees (1–2 super-admin limit on support)
Cart-based, multi-event, waitlists, check-in, in-person card reader supported
Event registration with sessions, CEU tracking, complex pricing rules; no native card-reader integration
Recurring, installments, invoicing, Stripe + PayPal
Auto-generated invoices, automated dues renewals, multiple payment processors
Modern composer with gadgets and templates
Email with templates; Mailchimp integration users flag glitches
Drag-and-drop, considered design, member portal
Templated site builder, member portal; premium website costs extra
Forums, groups, email reply-in, native to Covey
Community via Higher Logic integration; reviewers flag integration friction
Transparent, flat, migration included
Quote-based, annual contracts, implementation fees per contract
Unlimited human support, every plan, every admin
Support tickets limited to 1–2 super admins per org
03 · Pricing, in real numbers
MemberClicks does not publish matrix pricing on the vendor site. Reported tiers below come from third-party resellers and review sites. Annual contracts only; implementation fees are added on top.
Pricing is NOT published on memberclicks.com/membership-software-pricing. Figures above are reported by SmartThoughts and cross-referenced with Capterra/G2 reviews. Implementation fees are common and negotiated per contract.
Every plan includes migration, every feature, and human support. No contact tiers, no implementation fees, no overage surprises. Pricing is flat and predictable.
04 · Year-one total cost
MemberClicks' sticker price (~$3,948/yr at 1,000 members) hides the real year-one budget, which includes implementation fees that commonly add $3,000–$5,000. Covey includes migration at no extra cost.
Year-one cost on MemberClicks is typically 2–2.5× Covey for the same organization size, driven by the implementation fee and higher platform subscription.
05 · Integrations
Several public reviews call out that Zapier is marketed as supported but not actually an official integration. Confirm any integration claim against the current vendor site before signing.
06 · What users actually say
MemberClicks scores 4.4 on Capterra across 450+ reviews. Praise is concentrated on dues/renewal automation; complaints cluster on post-acquisition policy, support gating, and integration friction.
What people praise
What people complain about
Sources: Capterra (4.4/5, 451 reviews), G2, TrustRadius, reviewer analysis April 2026
07 · If your organization looks like this
If you are: A 2,000-member professional association needing a community, LMS, and job board in one ecosystem
Better choice: MemberClicks
The Higher Logic bundle in the same ownership group is a real consolidation play for orgs that need all three modules and have staff to run them.
If you are: A 500-member trade association that doesn't want a multi-month implementation
Better choice: Covey
Covey is live in 48 hours at a fraction of year-one cost. At this size MemberClicks' staff-led workflows are overkill.
If you are: Any association that dislikes "1–2 super admins only" support access
Better choice: Covey
Covey does not limit which of your admins can contact support. Every plan gets unlimited human support.
08 · Where Covey is different
Legacy membership platforms feel like they were designed in 2008. Covey is built by a small team that treats typography, spacing, and the quiet details as the product.
A real human pulls your members, levels, events, payment history, email templates, and posts from your existing platform. You're live on Covey inside 48 hours, not six weeks.
No support tiers, no ticket queues that take four business days. Every plan includes a real person answering your questions, often the same person who wrote the feature.
One page, plain numbers, no 'contact sales.' The price you see is the price you pay. Migration is included, onboarding is included, support is included.
What MemberClicks does well
Where MemberClicks falls short
Switching from MemberClicks?
We export members, membership types, chapter structures, CEU records where available, financial history, and committee rosters from MemberClicks. Complex chapter hierarchies are reviewed with you before the staging site goes live. We will not sign you to a multi-year contract.
09 · Support, when it matters
10 · Frequently asked
Covey is designed specifically for organizations considering a move off MemberClicks. We built a dedicated import that pulls your members, dues history, event records, email templates, documents, and community posts in a single 48-hour engagement with a real human on the other end.
Covey plans range from $59 to $999+ per month, scaling by member count. Migration is included on every plan. Annual contracts only; quote-based. MC Professional reportedly starts at $3,108/yr (300 members) and scales to $7,188/yr at 10,000 members. MC Trade starts at $3,500/yr. Implementation fees are negotiated per contract. At most member counts we see (200 to 5,000 members), Covey is competitive with or cheaper than MemberClicks once you factor in migration, implementation fees, and integrations that MemberClicks charges separately.
We export members, membership types, chapter structures, CEU records where available, financial history, and committee rosters from MemberClicks. Complex chapter hierarchies are reviewed with you before the staging site goes live. We will not sign you to a multi-year contract.
Opaque pricing, contact-sales-only, no public matrix Personify ownership cited in reviews as "heavy-handed, high-penalty contract and billing" (Capterra) Higher Logic integration described as "clunky, not visually appealing" with >3 day support response (Capterra)
Mid-sized trade associations (1,000–5,000 members) that need Higher Logic community/LMS in the same ecosystem, have dedicated AMS staff, and are fine with an annual-contract sales cycle.
The workflow surface is equivalent across member management, events, dues, email, website, and community. MemberClicks has more breadth in niche areas accumulated over a decade-plus of product history. Covey is newer and opinionated about how those workflows should feel. If you need a specific MemberClicks feature you rely on daily, ask us before you decide.
Covey is in private beta with design-partner organizations. Plans to expand to general availability through 2026. If you need a platform that's live today with a 10-year track record, MemberClicks is more mature. If you're open to a platform built for 2026 with a faster release cadence, Covey is worth a conversation.
MemberClicks reportedly starts at $3,108/year on MC Professional, but the actual figure is negotiated per contract along with implementation fees. Year one typically lands between $6,000 and $12,000 for mid-sized associations once setup is included. Covey publishes its price, and year one matches sticker.
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